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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Sustainability Evaluation"”.
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Energy and Environmental Tools for Process Sustainability Evaluation
… application to real cases in order to assess the sustainability of production processes. Adopting an approach of Life Cycle Thinking allows to compare different technologies, both traditional and innovative ones, evaluating the best performance from an energy and environmental perspective. …
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Site Characterization, Sustainability Evaluation and Life Cycle Emissions Assessment of Underground Coal Gasification
Underground Coal Gasification (UCG), although not a new concept, is now attracting considerable global attention as a viable process to provide a "clean" and economic fuel from coal. Climate change legislation and the declining position of coal reserves (i.e., deeper and thinner seams) in many …
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Application of circularity tools for the sustainability evaluation of the urbanization process (case study; city of Seville)
… sets, uncertainty regarding coverage of sustainability objectives, and the absence of systematic evaluation models capable of capturing multi-scalar dynamics. To address these gaps, this study proposes a comprehensive AI-driven framework that combines Natural Language Processing (NLP), …
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Sustainability evaluation of azelaic acid from techno-economic analysis and environmental life cycle assessment of sustainable azelaic acid production
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2025-05-01
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Sustainable Machining of Aerospace Alloys for Improved Product and Process Sustainability: Evaluation of Dry, Near-dry (MQL) and Cryogenic Machining Processes
When evaluating the sustainability of a machining process, the effects on the product sustainability cannot be neglected. A more sustainable process cannot generate a less competitive product or a less sustainable one. This aspect has to be considered when planning changes in the manufacturing …
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Corporate Social Responsibility and Firm Performance: State of the Art and Perspectives in Social, Environmental and Sustainability Performance Management
… companies in managing social, environmental and sustainability performance? And, what are the current corporate approaches to sustainability evaluation and reporting? In order to answer the two research questions, the study introduced a collaborative paradigm, based on a relational view of the …
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The Role of the Automotive Industry in the Context of Sustainable Transitions
… the automotive industry's role in facilitating sustainability transitions, with a particular emphasis on the contribution of Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and their impact on these transitions. The study adopts a systems-engineering perspective, integrating insights from transition …
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Designing a dynamic sustainable system: 7 strategies to empower fashion SMEs and start-ups
The area of sustainability is enormous and challenging to be covered by one single profession - here I propose a human centered design approach of problem-solving that starts with people and ends with innovative solutions that are relevant and tailor-made for their needs and can go a long way into …
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MEDITERRANEAN AQUACULTURE AND SUSTAINABILITY: HOLISTIC ASSESSMENT OF EUROPEAN SEA BASS (DICENTRARCHUS LABRAX) AND GILTHEAD SEA BREAM (SPARUS AURATA) FARMING
… study with the aim of providing a comprehensive sustainability assessment. This thesis is divided into three main sections each incorporating scientific studies that focus on different aspects of the environmental impact of Sea Bass and Sea Bream farming in the Mediterranean region. Chapter 3 …
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Evaluating Environmental Sustainability through Environmental Reports
L'abstract è presente nell'allegato / the abstract is in the attachment
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CO AND CO2 HYDROGENATION BY FISCHER TROPSCH SYNTHESIS PROMOTED WITH IRON BASED HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSIS: DATA COLLECTION AND PROCESS DESIGN
… the interconnected challenges of environmental sustainability, operational safety, and predictive process modelling. The ultimate goal is to provide a holistic solution for upgrading CO2 into hydrocarbons, bridging existing gaps in the development of materials (e.g., Fe-based metallosilicates …
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Avaliação da comunicação da sustentabilidade em relatos integrados: um estudo de caso no Brasil
Esta dissertação apresenta um trabalho de pesquisa que visa analisar, em uma amostra, a comunicação sobre a sustentabilidade em Relatos Integrados (RI) de organizações no Brasil. O objeto deste trabalho é avaliar se nestes relatos as informações financeiras e não financeiras são tratadas de forma …
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Modelos de avaliação do turismo enquanto fenómeno global: o arquipélago da Madeira como estudo de caso paradigmático
Os modelos de avaliação em turismo desempenham um papel determinante na ativação de melhorias e na sustentabilidade dos serviços deste setor. Para tal, é imprescindível que esses modelos tenham incorporado todos os indicadores que enformam o fenómeno do turismo. Analisando os modelos referidos na …